Young Associates
vie for remaining places in ICC U19 Cricket World CupSquads Confirmed As Six Spots On Offer At
Global Qualifier

August 17th, 2009
The final step on the road to qualification for the ICC U19 Cricket
World Cup will be taken next month as the global qualifying event
takes place in Canada from 1 to 13 September.

Shiva
Vashishat will lead team USA.

This intensive
10-team event involves each side playing nine matches in 13 days
with the top six making it through to the ICC U19 Cricket World
Cup 2010 which will take place in New Zealand from 16 to 30 January.

In all there will be
six grounds used in and around Toronto with Maple Leaf Cricket Club
in King City providing four of them. The other venues being used
are Malton and Sunnybrook with five matches taking place in total
per day.

“The fact we now
have regional and global qualifying stages for this event shows
how much cricket is developing at age-group level around the world,”
said David Richardson, ICC General Manager – Cricket.

“This is a great
opportunity for these young players to experience tournament cricket
and pitch their skills against teams from other parts of the world
and against styles of play that they might not be familiar with.

“The ICC U19 Cricket
World Cup has traditionally been a stepping stone for the world’s
top players and I expect this year’s event to be no different.
There has also been success for some of the Associate teams against
Full Members so it will be interesting to see who emerges from the
global qualifier to claim their places in New Zealand,” said
Mr Richardson.

The event website goes
live tomorrow (Tuesday) at www.iccevents.yahoo.com. On the site
during the tournament there will be regular score updates from around
the grounds.